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‘I don’t think it’s fair’: Newark charter school community wants answers over inequities
Great Oaks Legacy Charter School administrators, teachers, parents, alumni, and students packed a third-floor classroom at Downtown Elementary School on Thursday to unleash frustrations that they say have been building for years.
One by one, at the monthly meeting of the board of trustees, they described their failed attempts at getting board members to address pay inequity, lack of resources, and the recent firing of the high school’s dean of students. They also raised concerns about racist practices, disparate treatment, and emails about their concerns that had gone unanswered for months.
IPS hopes to keep school buildings that might close by lobbying legislature
Seven Indianapolis Public Schools buildings would shut down at the end of this school year under the district’s proposed reorganization plan, which would make them available to charter school operators for the low cost of $1.
Devastated’: Weeks after opening, Red Hills Academy charter school set to close
Leon County’s latest charter school is already closing its doors.
Red Hills Academy cited low enrollment and processing issues as reasons for shuttering just weeks after its grand opening. The last day of school will be Sept. 30.
Political payback? One wealthy donor may have influenced GOP primary defeats
When three Idaho senators spoke out against a charter school bill earlier this year, it sparked what they say was an aggressive effort to unseat them that was partly driven by one wealthy businessman who is the subject of a recent campaign finance complaint.
The complaint, filed on Aug. 24 by a Nampa resident who is not employed in politics, alleges that Boise resident Larry Williams over-contributed to 14 legislative candidates by thousands of dollars, under his own name, his wife’s name and the names of four of his businesses.
Start of school year on hold at new Rochester charter school
Students were supposed to start school at Genesee Community Charter School’s Flour City campus on August 31, but a combination of issues has led to a major delay.
Executive Director Shannon Hillman said the original location chosen for the charter school fell through. School leaders secured a new space on South Goodman Street, but it took longer than anticipated to complete the necessary renovations and get certificates of occupancy from the city and state.
Intent to bring charter school to Jackson-Madison Co. met with opposition at public hearing
A new option for education may be heading to Madison County, but is being met with opposition.
The State Charter Commission held a public hearing with the Jackson-Madison County Board of Education and representatives with the American Classical Academy Madison Charter School on why the charter should come to the county.
Sparks fly over Hillsdale-affiliated charter school appeal in Rutherford
In a state public hearing dominated by supporters of Hillsdale-affiliated American Classical Academy Rutherford, opponents of the charter school say they were shut out of a chance to speak.
By the time Elizabeth Vollbrecht tried to sign up to voice her views at Wednesday’s event run by the Tennessee Public Charter School Commission, the deadline was gone, leading to what she called a “one-sided” hearing.
State board wants to know how Michigan charter schools spend money
Michigan charter schools received $1.4 billion in state funding last year. How they spent most of it is a mystery, even to state officials overseeing the education of children who attend them.
The state Board of Education has been trying to find out, but its efforts have been stymied.`
New charter schools could open in Garner and Monroe. Would they promote segregation?
The recommendation came despite a letter from the Wake County school system saying it was opposing the charter school in Garner “in the strongest possible terms.” “This proposed charter would harm our school district, particularly our Garner schools,” Wake Superintendent Cathy Moore and school board chairwoman Lindsay Mahaffey wrote in their joint letter to the advisory board.
Public scrutiny continues against North County Charter School
Many parents say the North County Charter Elementary School (NCCS) purposely changed the times for its board meetings to keep the public from participating following scrutiny for terminating Principal Dr. Jessica Keaton.
The meeting times were changed from September 8, 2022, at 4:00 p.m. to September 12, 2022, at 9:30 a.m., when most parents, including teachers, cannot attend.
Judge grants legal victory to polygamist charter school in West Valley
After a hearing that lasted an hour and a half, Third District Judge Laura Scott granted a request for a temporary restraining order to Vanguard Academy of West Valley City.
Last month the school was ordered by the Utah State Charter School Board to replace their entire 9-person board of education, most of whom are members of the Kingston polygamist group.
Vanguard is a charter school run by and for students of the Kingston family, known as “The Order.”
The abrupt closure of Daroff Charter School in West Philly blindsided parents. Here’s how they’re coping
While the school’s board of trustees and its charter operator did not inform parents of the possibility that the school would close, the warning signs were there.
Philadelphia’s Board of Education voted in April not to renew Daroff and its neighboring sister school Bluford’s charter agreements, citing low proficiency rates in math and English language arts and science, as well as the schools’ financial viabilit
Parents call Cleveland charter school ‘chaotic’ and ‘dysfunctional’ amid teacher shortage
A group of parents and teachers say they are alarmed and are calling for help after the first weeks of students being back in class at Lakeshore Intergenerational School, a non-profit charter school in Collinwood.
The group alleged in a press release that the ongoing teacher shortage and administrative mismanagement has meant bullying of children is going unaddressed, parents aren’t being notified of serious incidents like fights involving their children and multiple school closures have happened due to call-offs by staff.
Principal investigated for alleged improper behavior
A top administrator at a public charter school affiliated with the St. Helens School District is in hot water after at least two teachers reportedly accused him of sexual harassment earlier this year.
Former Maryland mayor who died in January accused of embezzling $2.2 million from DC charter school system
Kevin Ward, the former Maryland mayor who died by apparent suicide in January, has been accused of embezzling millions in public funds from one of the largest charter school systems in Washington, D.C., prior to his death, according to a new lawsuit.
The civil complaint, filed on Monday in D.C. federal court, alleges that Ward committed wire fraud and theft using government money that is awarded annually to KIPP DC.